Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Few plants flower in sun and shade, but Blue Wood Aster has you covered either way. Its truly impressive adaptability means you can look to it for almost any garden area. Heart-shaped leaves stay low to the ground, creating a nice spring ground cover. In early to mid-fall, the foliage disappears under blankets of dainty, light blue blooms. This tough plant is a favorite of bees, skippers, and other butterflies.
Conditions: Full sun to part shade; moist to dry soil
Size: 2′ – 3′ tall, 2′ – 3′ spread
Zone: 3 – 10
Wildlife Value: Flowers attract variety of native bees and pollinating flies and wasps; larval host for over 100 butterflies and moths
